Comparison Of Lincoln Park And Hyde Park

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In Chicago, there are seventy-seven communities that are section into 9 districts. In these 9 districts, there are many similarities and differences to each other. The differences and similarities are the appearances of the neighborhood, the people who reside in the neighborhood, and the criminal activity in that neighborhood. The two neighborhoods are Lincoln Park and Hyde Park. One of the neighborhood is Lincoln Park. Lincoln Park is located north of Chicago. Lincoln Park is known for its natural and historic churches. The North Side neighborhood’s park is 1,208 acres of green space with a free zoo open year-round, a nature museum and conservatory. When the weather is just right you can also head over to the lakefront trail and beaches. The beaches sand and surf are …show more content…

Hyde Park is located south of Chicago. Hyde Park is known for its introducing Chicago’s world fair. The Chicago’s world fair introduced the United States to electricity and the Ferris wheel. The event was so enormous that it took up more than 600 acres of space, the construction of 200 buildings and invited almost 30 million of people. Hyde Park has two of the city’s most significant cultural institutions, The University of Chicago and The Museum of Science and Industry. The Museum of Science and Industry is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere and has more than 2,000 exhibits. The University of Chicago is a Victorian Gothic-clad, Nobel Prize factory with one of the country’s most scenic campuses to boot. Hyde Park is an incredibly popular South Side neighborhood for its own locals and visitors due to the attractions it brings. The criminal activity in this neighborhood is twenty percent lower than the national average. It is stated that for every 100,000 people, there are 6.24 daily crimes that occur in Hyde Park. Hyde Park is safer than 81% of the cities in the Illinois. In Hyde Park, you have a 1 in 44 chance of becoming a victim of any

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